PARIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Below are company-related news and stories from French and Benelux media which could have an impact on the region's markets or individual stocks.
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The board of French state-controlled utility EDF EDF.PA has approved the government's plan to compensate it for the planned closure of the Fessenheim nuclear plant, against which trade unions have protested over fears of possible job losses. ECONOMY:
France's jobless total rose 0.8 percent in December, breaking three months of consecutive declines and showing the job market's recovery remains fragile, Labour Ministry data released on Tuesday showed. POLITICS:
The frontrunner in France's presidential election race, conservative Francois Fillon, acknowledged on Tuesday that his wife had worked for him when he was a legislator, but denied a media report that she had been paid for fictitious employment. backed French clothing retailer Vivarte plans to sell its Andre and Naf Naf brands and cut nearly 600 jobs as part of efforts to restructure the heavily-indebted group, union sources told Reuters. market data: European Equities speed guide................... EUR/EQUITY FTSE Eurotop 300 index.............................. .FTEU3 DJ STOXX index...................................... .STOXX Top 10 STOXX sectors........................... .PGL.STOXXS Top 10 EUROSTOXX sectors...................... .PGL.STOXXES Top 10 Eurotop 300 sectors..................... .PGL.FTEU3S Top 25 European pct gainers....................... .PG.PEUR Top 25 European pct losers........................ .PL.PEUR
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